Hammock



P. B. BEBRY. HAMMOCK.

APPLICATION FILED 050.4. 1920.

Patented Nov. 15, 1921.

UNITED snares rarer errr JPERCIVAL B. BEBRY, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO THE ENGLANDEE SPRING BED COMPANY, OF BROOKLYN, NEW] YORK, A CORPORATION OLE NEW! YORK.

HAMMOCK.

Specification of Letters ZPatent.

s a-tented Nov. f5, 1.921.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PERCIVAL B. Benny, a citizen of the United States, residing at Brooklyn in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hammocks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hammocks of that general class known as couch hammocks, more particularly relating, however, to an improved supporting means therefor, the object of the invention being to provide a combined means for supporting the hammock and adjustably supporting the back thereof, and which will be strong but resilient, simple in construction, effective and durable in use, easily applied, and by means of which the back may be readily adjusted.

In the drawings accompanying and forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 illustrates a perspective View of this improved hammoek; Fig. 2 is an end view of the hammock; Fig. 3 is an enlarged, detail, partly sectional view of a part of the hammock and back supporting means, and Fig. 4 is a detail view of a portion of the back and a portion of the end of the hammock.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in-the drawing.

This improved hammock comprises a bottom or frame, 2, preferably comprising a metal spring upon which rests a stuffed mattress or seat 3. The frame of the metal spring comprises a pair of transverse bars, 4, connected by suitable lengthwise extending bars. Secured to these transverse bars in any suitable way, is a pair of fabric ends, 5, each having at its upper enda spreader bar, 6. This spreader bar in the present improvement comprises a crosswise extending bar, 7, having a depending portion, 8, terminating in an inwardly curved portion 9. This depending portion is provided with aseries of slots, 10, for the purpose hereinafter described. The inwardly curved portion of the spreader is connected with the frame of the hammock by a cable or chain 11, which, by reason of the length of the dependingi portion, comprises; only a few links. The front side of the frame and the front end of the spreader are connected by a cable or chain 12. Connected to each spreader is a pair of supporting cables or chains 13, having in their length a pair of helical springs, 14, for giving increased resiliency to the hammock. In the present instance the helical springs are provided with hooks, 15, at their lower ends which are li rectly hooked into openingsin the spreader bars. It will be observed by this means of support that the weight on the hammock is carried by the supporting cables and chains through the means of the spreader bars so that the fabric ends may be made'of thin material such as cretonne without causing any strain thereto, which would quickly tear such a fabric. In other words, by this improved means of support it is practical to use a thin material for the fabric ends.

The back in the present instance is made of a flexible material 16, secured to the frame of the hammock and has along its upper edge a supporting bar 17 provided at each end with a hooked member 18, which is adapted to extend into the slots of a depending portion of a spreader bar, whereby the back supporting bar can be adjusted-to any desired height to suit the user. The back may also be laced to the fabric ends by any suitable lacing 19, if desired.

It will be observed that the depending portion of the spreader bar, not only enables the use of a short chain at the rear of the seat, between the spreader bar and the seat but that, by reason of the inwardly curved lower end, the chain between this lower en d of the spreader bar and the seat is in substantial alinement with the rear supporting chain connected with the transverse portion of the spreader bar so that the weight on the hammock is at all times carried by the chains and spreader bars.

The various details may be more or less changed without departing from the spirit or scope of the present improvement.

I claim as my invention 1. A hammock having a seat and fabric ends provided with spreader bars, each having a depending portion of substantial length terminating above the seat, means connecting the spreader bars with the seat, and means connected with the spreader bars for supporting the hammock.

2. A hammock having a seat and fabric ends provided with spreader bars, each having a. depending portion having an inwardly curved lower end terminating above the seat, means connecting the spreader bars with the seat, and means connected with the spreader bars for supporting the hammock.

3. A hammock having a seat, back and fabric ends, spreader bars at the upper edges of the ends, means connecting the spreacer bars with the seat, means connected with the spreader bars for supporting the mock, said spreader, bars having each a slotted depending portion adapted to permit adjustment of said back.

4. A hammock having a seat and fabric ends, spreader bars located at the upper edges of the ends, each provided with a de pending portion havin an inwardly curved lower end, a cable connecting the lower end of the spreader bar with the seat, a cable connecting the opposite end. of the spreader bar with the seat, and means "for supporting the hammock.

5. A hammock having a seat and a pair of transversely extending bars, each having depending portion terminating independently of the seat, means connecting said bars with the seat, and supporting means for the hammock connected with said bars, and having coiled springs in their length.

6. A hammock having a seat, a pair of transversely extending bars each having a slotted depending portion, a cable connecting each depending portion with the seat, a cable connecting each transverse portion with the seat, supporting means for the hammock connected with the transverse portions of the bars, and having coiled sprin in their length, and a back having a sup porting bar provided with means at its ends adapted to project into the slots of the depending portion. I

7. A spreader bar for a hammock comprising a transverse portion and a single elongated depending portion.

8. A spreader bar for a hammock having a seat and comprising a transverse portion and a depending portion having an inwardly curved lower end terminating short of the seat thereby to support the same from above.

9. A spreader bar for a hammock com prising a transverse portion and a depending portion, said depending portion having slots therein adapted to permit adjustment of a portion of said hammock. V

10. A spreader bar for a hammock coniprising a transverse portion and a dependlng portion having an inwardly curved lower end, said depending portion having slots therein adapted to permit adjustment of a portion of said hammock.

11. A hammock comprising a seat, a transversely extending bar at each end having a dependin portion connected with the seat by a cable, said depending portions having slots, means connecting the transverse portions of the bars with the seat, means for supporting the hammock, and a back having a supporting bar provided with means at its ends cooperating with'the slots.

12. A hammock comprising a seat, a transversely extending bar at each end having a depending portion connected with the seat by a cable, means connecting the transverse portions of the bars with the seat, means for supporting the hammock, and a back having means cooperating with said depending portions for adjustably supporting the back;

13. A hammock comprisin a seat, a transversely extending bar at each end having a depending portion, means connecting said depending portion with the seat, means for supporting the hammock and having coiled springs in their length, and a back having means cooperating with said depending portions for adjustably supporting the back.

A hammock comprising a seat, transversely extending bar at each end having a depending portion, a cable connecting the same with the seat, means connecting the opposite. ends of the bars with the seat, means for supporting the hammock and having coiled springs in their length, and connected with the transverse bars, and a back having means coiiperating with said depending portions tor adjustably supporting the back.

15. A hammock having a seat and fabric ends provided with spreader bars, each having an elongated depending portion,'fiexible means connecting the depending portion with the seat, and means connected with the spreader bars for supporting the hammock.

Signed at Brooklyn, county of Kings, city and State of New York, this 30th day of November, 1920. V

PERCIVAL B. BEBRY. 

